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[FR Doc No: 94-31997]


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[Federal Register: December 29, 1994]


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INTERSTATE COMMERCE COMMISSION
[Finance Docket No. 32614]

 

Perry County Port Authority d/b/a Hoosier Southern Railroad--
Operation Exemption--Norfolk Southern Railway Company and Indiana Hi-
Rail Corporation

    Perry County Port Authority d/b/a Hoosier Southern Railroad (HSR), 
a noncarrier, has filed a verified notice under 49 CFR Part 1150, 
Subpart D--Exempt Transactions to acquire from Norfolk Southern Railway 
Company (NS) and operate a 19.8-mile rail line segment between milepost 
0.0, at Cannelton, and milepost 19.8, near Santa Claus, in Spencer and 
Perry Counties, IN.1 In addition, Indiana Hi-Rail Corporation 
(IHRC) will grant HSR incidental trackage rights over the 2.2-mile 
connecting line segment, leased by IHRC from NS, between milepost 19.8 
and milepost 22.0, at Lincoln City, IN, for the sole purpose of 
interchanging with NS. The parties contemplated consummating the 
proposed transactions ``on or about'' December 1, 1994.
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    \1\ The Commission exempted NS' abandonment of and Indiana Hi-
Rail Corporation's discontinuance of service over the involved line 
in Indiana Hi-Rail Corporation--Discontinuance Exemption--In Perry 
and Spencer Counties, IN, AB-336 (Sub-No. 2X), and Norfolk Southern 
Railway Company--Abandonment Exemption--In Perry and Spencer 
Counties, IN, AB-290 (Sub-No. 116X) (ICC served Sept. 19, 1991). If 
the line has been abandoned, its acquisition by HSR, a noncarrier, 
would not trigger Commission jurisdiction but approval under 49 
U.S.C. 10901 (or exemption from that approval) is necessary for HSR 
to begin railroad operations. Hence the class exemption at 49 CFR 
Part 1150, Subpart D, applies and provides an exemption for HSR's 
institution of operations over the line.
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    If the verified notice contains false or misleading information, 
the exemption is void ab initio. Petitions to reopen the proceeding to 
revoke the exemption under 49 U.S.C. 10505(d) may be filed at any time. 
The filing of a petition to reopen will not stay the exemption's 
effectiveness. Pleadings must be filed with the Commission and served 
on Robert A. Wimbish, REA, CROSS & AUCHINCLOSS, Suite 420, 1920 N 
Street, N.W., Washington, DC 20036.

    Decided: December 21, 1994.

    By the Commission, David M. Konschnik, Director, Office of 
Proceedings.
Vernon A. Williams,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 94-31997 Filed 12-28-94; 8:45 am]
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